(fy Telegraph froan Our Correspondont.) Brishaine, lt?inary 5. A meeting of citizens wans lhell in tle Town Hall thin afternoon for the prirpose of organising a fund in aid of the sufreners.n by the reanlI. enrtlh q'uatic in Sicily and, Italy. 'liht ri was only n small nttendance. T.hl .l'Mayor (Aid: Buchanan) presided. 11e explainurl fully the olbjct of the meeting, and expressed regret at the calamity that had befallen the cities of tlessina and RBggio., He statdl that in oddr to collect the nucleus of tt fund, Allr. Papi had canvassed one of . the city.h loci.k andl -in. r onlomarnotively short. time had collected £30. It was nrnolvi?d to forni a commnittee, of which the Ilayor should be chairman; to canvass the city, and otherwise raisa funds.

ACTION BY THEf FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. tBy Telegraph from Our Correspondent.) Melbourne, January 5. A meeting of the. Federal Cabinet will be held on Thursday, when the whole lquestion of whether a grant l-ho?ld he made by the Federal Go vernmnent for the relief of tho Italian sufferers will be consideredl. Mr. Fisher says that there will certainly. ho no special session of Parliamient to dal with the matter.

Chinese Dynasty. YUAN-SI-K'AI'S DISMTSSAL. DUE TO MiANCIU INFLUENCE. (,ly Cnable lMssagesn.), Lobiol., January 5. It is now stated rlat Pva.r Suo Tun-shi kai was dismiseid on o th plem itleaw le 'was sufferinfg ie on n olfection of the foot. ids dismissal, lhosevor, was really the result of a powerful attesmpt o'tlhe part of the lfandrus to g~ a thlie aw-. re~dancy. Out of A5 of ble tighlsst posts in the Ministry sr?. are oheld by .Manchuls nadd six iby Chlinaonon. Prince Yuano-si-kai was otpposaed to blue Mtnchu prerogatives. cnd, ohbjeted In Ase iitince]I of the Euniths. ]t is now announced that the threatened oIt dreawal of ?ilo Legntton Guonde Iams hmen suspended.

The Great Earthquake. rFURTHER DEEDS or HEROISM. FURTHER SHOCKS. AT STROMBOLI, MESSINA, AND RF"GGIO. FAMISHING PEOPPE. EATING THE FLESH OF DONKEYS. AND HORSES. - MEETING IN BRISBANI3. TO .ORGANlSE A FUND. (By Coble Message.) London, .Janlary 4. Mr. Doresa has given a description of the daring resouRn carriod out amid the earthquake, and flames lyv the seoond mate of the 'Afonwen, Mr. Road, and ani able snaman :named Smith. Oaptliu Owens, of the Afonwan, vwas distribut ing'food ashore ftd he intrutod to Mr. Domsa . the boat, which ase the only means of retreat. Soon five poldier attemptda to izse ihe boat in order to Pesape to tle mainland, Ibut Mr.. Dosesa producing a revolver put thnem to fliet. Othdr rescuers had .ssniler experences at. the outset of the panic., - * ,'ELondon, January C 21. Santo Liguido, DirectorGeneral ofHygiene, ithinks thai .thQl will be little fear of an eplidemic owing to theq enorwaous quanstities. of disinfect ants, and the hundreds of, ons of Vuiclcime an...

New Trading Steamer IOR MESSRS. 'BURN. U PrS. P, AND COMPANY. (My Culdal 'raesawgm) Ld?'m, .TJauary 5. Messrs. lblps, p]dsilp, aued Cominlnny, have contracted with a 'Clyde Slhip?buildL leg Conflpay for the consetrutiin ad a 4000 ton passenger, refrigUrauted stenaner for their Sydney, 'Jav,. and Singaporo nrtice. 'Phis order, it is 'understood, Is to be followed by another one of a similar character.

The Postal Commission. TWO MORE P EBIGNATIONS. (By Telegraph from Our 'Dorrespondent.) 3telbourne, January 5. SMr. Hume Cook (Chairman). and fDr. Co(ny aBlmon, a moneber of the Peostal Commission a1n betsh tre.i?ned as a prao test against the decision of tALs Commnis ziom not to subt"it an -interiso rT port oa postal finance.